Oriel Arts is indebted to the following who supported this online traditional arts renewal project.

Musicians

The many Source Musicians, and Oriel Arts Musicians who generously contributed to this project, including Sylvia Crawford, Darren Mhag Aoidh, Dónal O’Connor, Bláithín Mhic Cana, Siubhán O’Connor, Geraldine Bradley, Lillis Ó Laoire, Máire Ní Choilm, Diana Ní Chanainn, Feilimí O’Connor, Zoe Conway, John McIntyre, Gerry O’Connor, Piaras Ó Lorcáin, and also other Oriel/Down musicians Seamus Sands and Dermot Rafferty.

Funding

We are grateful to An Chomhairle Ealaíon (The Arts Council of Ireland) as funders of Oriel Arts which made the online filming, recording and renewal project possible.

Permissions & Research

Four Courts Press, Dublin — permission to use images and extracts from A Hidden Ulster – people, songs and traditions of Oriel, (2003). Republished by Ceoltaí Éireann (2021).

Gael Linn — permission to use tracks from An Dara Craiceann and An Dealg Óir CDs.

Thanks to Sylvia Crawford, Darren Mhag Aoidh and Seamus Sands for additional research; information from Gerry Cullen and Don Johnston, and to Simon Chadwich for advice on early harps and harper portraits.

Irish Traditional Music Archive, Dublin and The National Folklore Collection, UCD for source material.

Special Collections, Queen’s University Library Belfast for source material from the Bunting Collection.

Research

Thanks to Sylvia Crawford, Darren Mhag Aoidh and Seamus Sands for additional research; information from Gerry Cullen and Don Johnston, and to Simon Chadwich for advice on early harps and harper portraits.

Production

Feilimí O’Connor (all Oriel Arts videos); Moira Sweeney (Thugamar Fein an Samhradh Linn & Séamus Mac Murfaidh videos); Céara Ní Choinn (Is Fada an Lá & Cailín as Contae Lú videos and Seamus Mac Murfaidh video of Bláithín & Piaras in Transmission section); Máirín Seoighe (Babóg na Bealtaine video of Eithne Ní Uallacháin in Music page); Michael Quinn, & Bríd Moloney (Úirchill a’ Chreagáin video); Ruairí Mac Donnacha (Margadh an Iúir video); Michael Fortune (An Bonnan Buí – in Transmission section: Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin singing); and Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) (An Bhean Chaointe video).

Éamonn Ó hUallacháin, Lillis Ó Laoire, Caitríona Ní Chléirchín agus Gearóid Ó Triombail for audio recordings of their lectures and readings at Éigse Oirialla.

Dónal O’Connor and Red Box Studios for mastering Ceoltaí Oirialla recordings, available as a double disc album.

Laoise Ní Thuairisg for filming assistance.

John McIntyre for Éigse Oirialla recordings

Eoghan Graham for editorial and technical assistance.

Photography

Macdara Ó Graham and Gilly Cullen @ Cairlinn Photography for ORIEL ARTS photographs; also kind permission from Brenda Malloy, Jim McGinn, Séamus Mac Dháibhéid, National Folklore Collection and Pak Aerial Media for use of additional photographs.

Thanks to the families and other providers of photographs.

Website

Developed by Robert Chin at Raya Design Belfast, designed by Raya Design & P. Ní Uallacháin.

Thanks to Aoife Kelly for WordPress and technical assistance.

Buíochas speisialta

Buíochas do mo mháthair, Eithne Bean Uí Uallacháin agus an Dr Diarmaid Ó Doibhlin, beirt nach maireann, agus do Dheirdre Davitt as síorthacaíocht fhial a thug siad don obair, le blianta fada.